The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-10
THE 47TH UNDER CANVAS.
IT RELIEVES THE 9TH IN THE STATE
CAMP AT PEEKSKILL.

CAMP AZ PEEhShlIL
a Week OF Hard Work by the Latter with
Noticeable Resuits-The ASth Makes -
Brilliant BesinninE In Relieving Guard.
Long before breakfast yesterday morning
the popping Of blank cartridges awoke tho
newspaper men and other non-combatants
about tho State camp, and appraised them that
tho soldiers wore hard at work. despite tho
fact that the night before was the Inst night In
camp and the Troy Company had celebrated
to q very largo extent. A good deal OF work
was compressed into the early hours before
the labor OF packing up was fairly UNDER
taken, work that showed that the week under
tents hnd not been lost Indeed. more
than one qualified person unconnected with the
Ninth Regiment has said that the exhibitions
OF the past few days have been excellent. and
tho officers express themselves az more than
satisfied considering the disadvantages the
regiment has labored under, owing to the I'M
possibility OF proper drill in its armory, and
i.s Handicapped condition In other directions.
Ripples on the surface hint at hidden rocks.
and though tho Ninth hns had all tho opportu-
nities and all the consideration that the stat
utes call for. every careful observer must ut
times have found cause for wonder.
When nooL came, the camp was simply IN
perfect order Everything packablo was ready
for TRANSPORTATION, the active Quartermaster.
reporting that every article belonging to tho
regiment was accounted for. except q few tin
candlestlcks worth perhaps cent apiece.
Then tho boys went to dinner for the last time
with happy hearts and full pocketbooks for
every one Of them had Just drawn y small for
tune from tho Paymaster, the colored scr.
m nsnss f iof tRs e1 8seHs W
e sA Ros HtSt sSHrass
north. bound train. the regiment cheering
seventh aboard, and the Ninth, strnpped on
their knapsncks in preparation for departure;
b eioro, when Surgeon Roof was sentenced
70 be sbet at dayPreak on account Of dimin-
ply. The Doctors jeyial face was seen about ills
quarters during this period Of preparation. In
Toeae n S f having with
Ps s ssd h ss Was s' Mg fhs ' ssS
d =, s sbs Wharf
there handed over, tho command to Lieut.: Gel.
until 0 Old
gam and Crystal stream wv the
maae eG ~ Y oo as h aSnS VIII no 81
fort ths pteF g. West Twentyhrst street was
The band and drum corps united in PLAYING
Grants resting place. At Yorker the Eleventh
ssRi to t&er rm
standing. little dash pf rain during tho trip
covered the score6ine sun since early morning,
and made the day Of hardest work far more
the mareSed Up
with the stride and sunburn OF veterans, and
laid their warlike acc0utrements for two
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Of i she left hsr P Ib
re- arinory carly. and marched down
aas @Hs'S at e. ss sthsE
Contract This Was s on Thursday night Yes,
Wells: His band did not materiaiize, and to.
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saSsd h e y Rsnas sFe HSA battery eSa under
his men They br9asht spSSnnds;r llsla g ;a
Hoa HOOK doet isss sisSE 4; r. si 4 sspar
Dinety ana ATTY men =! resPectvely, and viii
NTH shs 49, Of
snder l1d Of Major Thomas Misr q
a R and Th 4sss T Ssrsss pSt II W
the rest Of the drill will BIO separate. Col:
Gay9r says that he will eonnNe h,s driIl
srmory. These are, principally Changes Of
body of men as have been on the ground; In, In;
A. Douehty the Officer OF 81 the ap day, had
,hs u 4bem In she tS ssr dsss
post guard insreetsr. said that when the
Forty-seyenth.s gNars relieved that Of the Ninth
ss ,6an had Been done before this 0s Year
There was an improvement too, in the man
on the SIDE 81 the road opposite the camp. The
s asfs a asw q mia tfs Dust for the
moving columns. and since that the sky X, has
no N Military duties today for any one tut tho
Is sss y ss:ss il e 5ss
ment. The regiment nth Is oitcsred as follows:
Colonel Edward y. Gaylor; aforementioned Selden
Clahridge detailed from the Moprteenh Major. John
Edward Miuer; Surgeon, Edward u Aahwin; assistant
nasd; Commissary. Warren e. Smith
Inspector of Rifle Practice. Alva q. Brown
mands Company A.
Company D. Capt. Alfred A. Doughty, heuts. Chas II.
Mcllvane and Eugene Bishop
Company u, Capt. John u. Christotfel Jr, Lieut. Emil
ChristoneL
romgany 3, Capt Hewling II. Quick, Lieut. William
Clara Rec.
Company =, Capt Charles A. Denixe.
CciJhany g. Capt VIM. H. Pettigrew, Lieut. Francis j.
VeTizon,
Company l. Capt Vim. II. Eddy. Lieut. j. Wilton
BARLOW.
Company X, Capt Frank J. LIE Count. Lieut. A Pulhe-
mus Cobb
Liquid Fuel-A Further Improvement.
From the london Gas and Water Rsret0
A further important advance has Just been
made In utilizing Hydrocarbons for steara raising
poses on board ship A legitimate objection to tho